Alan Pardew's Newcastle, though, are a daunting prospect at St James' Park, where they lost just three times last season in the Premier League on their way to fifth place.Free Newcastle V Aston Villa Stream Free Online Video Of England Premier League Sunday 1st September 2012 Kickoff and Time Table scheduled for 17:00 CET.Tottenham have also already been defeated on Tyneside in the new campaign to maintain their impressive record.But a defeat was suffered in London against Chelsea and the loss to the European champions demonstrated the size of the task facing Pardew's squad as they bid to finish in the top four.There will be a sense of the need to avoid any further dropped points when struggling Villa arrive at a ground where in August 2010 they lost 6-0.
Paul Lambert has endured a tough introduction to the size of the task he is facing since this summer taking over at Villa and he has suffered defeats by West Ham United and Everton.
Newcastle United prepare to entertain Aston Villa at St. James Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 47 and lost only 14 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James Park was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.
Newcastle
The Magpies have won five of their last six home league games.
Newcastle are looking to win their first two home matches of the season for the first time since 2000.
Papiss Cisse scored his first ever Premier League goal in February's 2-1 home win against Villa. Only Wayne Rooney (14) has since scored more goals in the division than Cisse (13).
Newcastle are two goals away from becoming the sixth club to score 1,000 Premier League goals.
Aston Villa
Villa have only ever lost their two opening matches of a Premier League season twice before, during the 1997-98 and 2002-03 campaigns. Their top-flight club record of successive defeats at the start of a season was four in 1997-98.
They are on a three-match losing streak. They last lost four in a row between March and April 2009 - under Martin O'Neill.
Villa have failed to win their last 12 Premier League matches. If they fail to win in Tyneside they will set a new unwanted top-flight club record.
The Villans have not scored more than once in their last 10 league matches. It's their longest run without netting at least twice in a match since 1999.
Paul Lambert has endured a tough introduction to the size of the task he is facing since this summer taking over at Villa and he has suffered defeats by West Ham United and Everton.
Newcastle United prepare to entertain Aston Villa at St. James Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 47 and lost only 14 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James Park was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.
Newcastle
The Magpies have won five of their last six home league games.
Newcastle are looking to win their first two home matches of the season for the first time since 2000.
Papiss Cisse scored his first ever Premier League goal in February's 2-1 home win against Villa. Only Wayne Rooney (14) has since scored more goals in the division than Cisse (13).
Newcastle are two goals away from becoming the sixth club to score 1,000 Premier League goals.
Aston Villa
Villa have only ever lost their two opening matches of a Premier League season twice before, during the 1997-98 and 2002-03 campaigns. Their top-flight club record of successive defeats at the start of a season was four in 1997-98.
They are on a three-match losing streak. They last lost four in a row between March and April 2009 - under Martin O'Neill.
Villa have failed to win their last 12 Premier League matches. If they fail to win in Tyneside they will set a new unwanted top-flight club record.
The Villans have not scored more than once in their last 10 league matches. It's their longest run without netting at least twice in a match since 1999.